The Senators have placed Bobby Ryan on I/R retroactive to Nov. 29th with a broken finger.

It's been a struggle for Ryan, who has just three goals and eight points in 21 games this season. Suffice it to say, the team will look to him to rebound from his woeful 8.8% shooting mark. Dec 2 - 8:53 PM

Bobby Ryan was forced to leave Tuesday's game against Buffalo because he re-aggravated a hand injury.

The Sens have already announced that his night is done. The injury originally cost Ryan two games earlier this month, but he's played in each of Ottawa's last three games. We'll provide an update on his status as soon as the Senators make one available. Nov 29 - 9:08 PM

Derick Brassard is looking forward to Sunday's game against the Rangers in Madison Square Garden.

Brassard played for the Rangers for four seasons and is looking forward to locking horns with his ex-teammates. "It’s going to be special, obviously", said Brassard of playing in New York. "I had some really good years there. I’m looking forward to Sunday. I’m not scared of going there or anything. I think it’s going to be fun." Look for Brassard to have a little extra motivation to play well Sunday.

Jean-Gabriel Pageau notched a goal and an assist in Wednesday's 4-2 win over San Jose.

He had the primary helper on Chris Kelly's game winner and he sealed the victory with an empty-net marker just under a minute later. The Senators got the winning goal with just 1:06 left in regulation. Pageau has recorded nine points, including four goals, in 27 games this season.

Chris Kelly scored the game winning goal in a 4-2 victory of the Ottawa Senators over the San Jose Sharks Wednesday night.

Kelly’s goal came at the 18:54 mark and was quickly followed by an insurance goal by Jean-Gabriel Pageau into an empty net. Ottawa held a two-goal advantage entering the second period—and then gave up two unanswered. Kelly spent only 12:08 minutes on ice to score just his second goal of the season with the first coming well back in mid-October.

Clarke MacArthur (concussion) has been cleared for contact, according to coach Guy Boucher.

That's a great sign as MacArthur looks to get back into the lineup from another concussion. It doesn't mean his return is imminent though because he still has work to do before he gets the green light to play again.

Tom Pyatt is projected to play with Kyle Turris and Mike Hoffman on Tuesday night.

"I think Tom Pyatt has been really good for us on both sides of the ice and he's got some speed and some drive to play with Turris and Hoffman," said coach Guy Boucher. Pyatt has two goals and one assist in five games this year.

He was brought up from the minors late on Monday, but didn't get to play because of Bobby Ryan's return to the lineup. However, coach Guy Boucher said that Varone could play either Saturday or Sunday this week.

In five games to date, Ceci has registered a mere assist and has posted a minus three rating. He also took a terrible penalty Saturday night that resulted in a Tampa goal which had a large impact on the outcome of the game--a 4-1 loss. Ceci, has a load of talent, and many were thinking that after a few seasons in the NHL this campaign would be his breakout year. So far, that does not seem to be happening.

Mark Borowiecki didn't look good against Montreal in preseason action on Thursday night.

He was guilty of giving away the puck plenty of times and he got beat wide on the Canadiens' first goal. Borowiecki also briefly left the game, favoring his shoulder, after he was checked into the boards by Greg Pateryn. It's unclear if that will cost him any time, but he appears to be fine for now.

Anreas Englund was a hit in his first NHL game Saturday night against Florida.

A hit because he dished out a team-high seven hits in only 9;49 of ice time. That's a pretty impressive total for the youngster. If your pool counts hits as a stat, you may want to keep an eye on Englund.

He will not accompany the Senators on their trip to California and it's unclear when he will return to the lineup. Anderson has left the team a few times this season, as his wife undergoes treatment for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Consider him day-to-day for now.

The reliever was playing in only his seventh game with the Senators after moving over from the Nashville Predators in early November and he has heated up the ice. In six complete games and a short stint against the Penguins on Monday night, he has recorded a save percentage of .945. On Wednesday, he logged a .946 and has been busy enough in most contests to bank a lot of points.

Craig Anderson has taken another personal leave of absence to be with his wife, who is battling a rare form of throat cancer. Hammond could be the Senators backup netminder on Wednesday night versus San Jose if Anderson isn't back by then.